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2 Urdu couplets and shers with ibaadat

ibaadat(f): worship

Description of ibaadat: Ibaadat is an Urdu word meaning religious worship, devotion, adoration, or humble obedience to God. Unlike casual prayer, it encompasses a profound, all-encompassing submission of the soul. Differs from ritualistic acts by emphasizing sincere, heartfelt surrender over mere formality. In Urdu poetry, it often symbolizes love as divine service, as in ghazals where the beloved becomes the object of spiritual reverence.

1 / 2: ibaadat

na paayaa waqt ai zaahid koii main ne ibaadat kaa

shab-e-hijraan huii aakhir

to subh-e-intezaar aaii

i found no time, o preacher,

for any worship

yet, the night of separation ended

and the long-awaited morning came

Mirza Mohammad Taqi Hawas (5)

waqt (m) (22)

time

zaahid (m) (8)

priest, pious person

ibaadat (f) (2)

worship

shab (f) (16)

evening, night

hijraan (m) (3)

separation

aakhir (5)

alas, afterall

subh (f) (10)

morning, dawn

intezaar (m) (22)

waiting

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (73)

2 / 2: ibaadat

khauf-e-dozakh se kabhi khwaahish-e-jannat se kabhi

mujh ko is tarz-e-ibaadat pe

hansi aati hai

sometimes fearing hell

sometimes desiring heaven

this manner of worship

makes me laugh

Arzoo Lakhnavi (9)

khauf (m) (3)

fear, terror

dozakh (m) (5)

hell

kabhi (27)

on occasion

khwaahish (f) (4)

desire, aspiration

jannat (f) (10)

heaven

tarz (m) (3)

style, manner

ibaadat (f) (2)

worship

hansi (f) (1)

laugh

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (73)

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